Recently, I've been thinking about trying to give my natural nails a chance to really grow, but I didn't feel comfortable doing it. I just didn't want to go out in public without my glue-ons. Then I received an email from Marlo Marketing regarding new products from Dermelect Cosmeceuticals. I thought it was just a press release, but then they offered to send me samples. I received samples of their stregthener, ridgefiller, and nail thickener. So I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to see if I can actually grow out my real nails.
Yesterday, I took off my glue-ons and took pics of my natural nails. They are embarassing, but I don't think I can give you all a fair review without showing you what I started with. It's been a year almost exactly since I got my acrylics and almost nine months since I took them off. There was tons of damage from the acrylic application. However, I realize had I not been applying glue-ons, they probably wouldn't still be in this condition, but it was a double-edged sword. I didn't want to show my natural nails so I applied glue-ons and I didn't like the condition of my natural nails because of the glue-ons. It was a never-ending cycle.
So, here are my nails after I took off my glue-ons. This is just my left hand, because I could not get pics of my right hand to come out.
Hand
Thumb (I have bad ridging on this nail).
I applied the product yesterday for the first time, then I went back today, removed it and reapplied it. Here's how my left hand looks now.
I was able to use the ridge filler to basically build up the area on my nails where all I have is nail bed (basically the tips of my ring and pinky fingers) and I also used it to smooth out the bad ridges on my thumb.
I know they don't look great, but I think it's a huge change from my naked nails. I used one coat of each product. The pink/grey shimmer is the color of the ridge filler. It looks a lot like OPI Give Me the Moon.
I will be sure to give you all links to the products when I do my final review, which should be in a couple weeks. I may start polishing my natural nails in a few days, but for now, I'm just going to stick to the ridge filler color. I will be posting updates along the way.
Here's hoping I'll be able to polish my natural nails in a few weeks. I like the way my glue-ons look, but I don't like the hassle of applying them every 2-3 days.
I will be sure to give you all links to the products when I do my final review, which should be in a couple weeks. I may start polishing my natural nails in a few days, but for now, I'm just going to stick to the ridge filler color. I will be posting updates along the way.
Here's hoping I'll be able to polish my natural nails in a few weeks. I like the way my glue-ons look, but I don't like the hassle of applying them every 2-3 days.
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